Sick

This was sure a crazy weekend for us. Coleson had a tennis match Saturday morning over in Canton and shortly after that his stomach started bothering him. So we vegged on my parents' couch for a while, but it just wasn't passing. Coleson got an all out stomach bug (I'll spare you the details!) and we're stuck in Canton. My dad drove with me back to our apt Saturday night to get the dog and a few odds and ends. We ended up camped out in Canton until about 10:00 this morning. So our tennis match plans turned into a 48 hour visit. While it was nice to be with my parents that long and have extra help caring for both my babies, it sure is nice to be back home. I took a wonderful shower and have all clean clothes on! Hooray! And Coleson is doing much better today, still weak but he's at least able to eat again and somewhat function. Please pray that I don't get it next!

date night

Thursday night my parents called to ask if Ryan could spend the night Friday night. After thinking about it and trying to decide what we would do, we agreed. And Coleson and I had a date night!

We started the day with a family breakfast at Waffle House. Friday mornings used to be our special time, but we've gotten lazy and frugal. So we braved the 14 degree weather and headed out. It was a really nice breakfast.

After we met Grandpa and dropped off Ryan, we headed to Target. We had a few things we needed, but then we had a nice time browsing the clearance section. Apparently they need to make room for spring dresses and bathing suits already (?!?), so we got some good deals on clothes for Ryan.

We had a nice dinner at Outback (Christmas giftcards, hooray!). And then we headed to the Cumming Playhouse. I've always wanted to go, and we've just never made it. The play was performed by three guys from the North Fulton Drama Club. They were hilarious. It was the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Now I'll admit I don't know much about Shakespeare, but we went for the experience. I don't know if this is the norm for the playhouse, but there were only 25 of us in the audience. About 1/3 of them were friends of the cast, and another 1/3 was a large group of smart high-schoolers. Now I should preface this by saying that Coleson was hesitant to even go, because he feared a small crowd and interaction. So not only were we there, but he was on the aisle. And yep, that's right, he was picked in the second half to participate!! He was dragged on stage!! And not only that, he played an ego!! During the Hamlet portion, they got super silly and turned it into Hamlet with a Freudian twist. So Coleson was plucked from his seat to play Ophelia's ego. He ran across the stage a few times symbolizing Ophelia's ego run amuck. Priceless. I would have given anything for camera, but I left it in the car, as well as my cellphone. The friends of the cast did take pictures and they will post them on their website. So when they do, I'll snag one, but until then you'll just have to use your imaginations.

Anyways, it was a really fun evening, complete with lots of laughing. It was nice to let down for a little bit and be silly. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for inviting Ryan over and making us go out as a couple!

15 Months

Ryan had his 15 month checkup last week. He's doing great, other then a bit of a cold that he can't shake. The doctor listened to his lungs and checked his ears and said he was okay. And then he threw up right there in the office, but they still aren't concerned. He's sleeping fine (even more then normal) and still drinking. Today he's finally started eating again - a hot dog and a chocolate chip cookie for dinner! We're ready for him to be back to his old self and happy and not quite so fussy!
Ryan weighed in at 21 pounds, 4 ounces and is 31.5 inches long. He's still skinny for his age, probably even more so now that he hasn't eaten in a week. Long and lean with a big head! Still in the 92nd percentile for his head circumference.

Genetics

 

Okay, granted one is Santa Claus and one the Easter bunny, but it's the same idea... So here's Ryan in 2008 scared of Santa and here is his Grandma in 1958 freaking out with the Easter bunny...

Thinking too much

My mind's been on overload the last few days, so I haven't given much thought to something fun and light-hearted to post about. So I'll just post a cute picture of my baby and call it good for another few days! Sorry for the lack of posts recently, I promise to be better soon! Love ya'll!

Love!

This year starts another round of weddings in our life. We are excited to be a part of so many special days. We are blessed to have such wonderful family and friends and we're happy to see them happy.

Last weekend we went to our first Jewish wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony. Congratulations Jacob and Michal! We love you both and we wish you a lifetime of love and happiness! Thanks for inviting us to share your special day.

I also spent a few days over Christmas break dress shopping with my sister. Laura is getting married in August and she found the dress. Lolly, you are going to be a beautiful bride! Thanks for allowing me the honor of being your matron of honor. I love you and am thrilled that you have found the love of your life!

We are going to another wedding at the end of the month for our friends Courtney and Samuel (yay!), followed by Coleson's cousin's wedding in July. And Coleson's brother is getting married in October. We are looking forward to their wedding on the beach in Destin. It will be a perfect, dream wedding and we are excited to be in your wedding. We love you and we wish you all the best!

So congratulations to all our upcoming brides and grooms! Weddings are so beautiful and special, and we wish each of you all the best.

Christmas slideshow

As promised earlier, here's some of the highlights of our Christmas. We had a wonderful week. We had two Christmas's - one with Amy's side and one with Coleson's side. We also went to Jacob and Michal's wedding, which was beautiful. It's been a wonderful month and we've been blessed to share it with our family and friends. We hope everyone had a nice Christmas and we wish you a happy new year!

Wore out!

I think this about sums up how we all felt by yesterday afternoon! We had a wonderful, yet busy, Christmas week. It has been great to be home today and Ryan and I aren't planning on going anywhere at all. I'll blog soon about all the fun, but for now feel free to get a head start - my pictures and videos are up, so check out the links on the right if you'd like. Otherwise I'll post the highlights here soon!

Wrapping Presents

Ryan and I wrapped all our presents yesterday afternoon. Ryan was especially helpful with the tape; he loved it! Hard to believe tomorrow is Christmas Eve! Merry Christmas to all!!

Santa Claus

Finally! A cute picture of Ryan with Santa Claus! For whatever reason, Ryan wants nothing to do with him. He starts crying long before we even get to Santa's lap. But this Santa was a good one and he hid behind the tree while we got Ryan to sit down and play with the ornament. Ryan never knew he was there! Hooray for really good Santas that love kids and love being Santa! Merry Christmas!!